Factory Diestre

The “Diestre” factory is considered the first work of Rafael Moneo, at that time a young and promising architect. Graduated from the School of Architecture of Madrid, he had already worked in the studios of Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza and Jørn Utzon in Hellebaek (Denmark). La fábrica “Diestre” es considerada la primera obra de Rafael Moneo, por entonces un joven y prometedor arquitecto. titulado por la Escuela de Arquitectura de Madrid, que había trabajado en los estudios de Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza y Jørn Utzon en Hellebaek (Dinamarca). From both architects and and because of his knowledge of classical architecture during his scholar grant at the Academy of Spain in Rome, Rafael Moneo had learned the essence of architecture that is the same for modern and classic aesthetic. De ambos, y de su conocimiento de la arquitectura clásica durante su estancia como becado en la Academia de España en Roma, Rafael Moneo había aprendido la esencia de la arquitectura que, en definitiva, es la misma en lo moderno y en lo clásico. When Moneo worked on the “Diestre” factory, Moneo was already a fully prepared architect to face a complex constructive program. He could have used more traditional and simple solutions for this type of construction. However, he is already capable of proposing surprising solutions because of his innovative personality and maturity. Cuando se enfrenta al proyecto de la fábrica “Diestre”, Moneo es un arquitecto plenamente preparado para afrontar un programa constructivo complejo. De hecho podría haber recurrido a soluciones más tradicionales y sencillas para este tipo de construcciones, y sin embargo ya es capaz de dar respuestas que sorprenden por su carácter innovador y su madurez de planteamiento. “Diestre Construcciones” was created by the brothers José María and Luis Diestre, and its purpose was the construction of transformers.